Firefox: how to make tab key move between input fields only, not between links

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I recently moved from Opera to Firefox because I tired of Opera's huge memory usage. But Opera's controls is really useful, so i'm trying to make Firefox behave like Opera in many cases.

One of things that i hate in Firefox: when i press Tab on some web-page, Firefox moves "cursor" between links and input fields, but i'd like it to move just between input fields, like Opera does.

Example: please go to http://developer.android.com. There is search input field in the right-top corner.

In Opera: i open this website, press Tab button 2 times, and here I am. Now i type what i want to look for, and press Enter.

In Firefox: i open this website, and press Tab button 11 times! Only after eleven keystrokes i got search input field. Really, sometimes i use mouse instead of doing it, and I strongly dislike it.

Is there a way to make Firefox behave like Opera in this aspect?

Best Answer

Check tab focus

Pressing Tab when a web page is in focus will move the focus from element to element. 1 Give focus to text fields only

accessibility.tabfocus = 1

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Open the Keyconfig Preferences by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F12 (On Mac it may be ⌘ Cmd+Shift+F12)
Click Add a new key at the bottom left of the keyconfig window.
Replace the contents of the Name field with the name of this command:
```
Detach Tab to New Window
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Paste the following code into the /* CODE */ field:

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Your new command will be marked as <Disabled> This means you need to set a keyboard shortcut for this command. Make sure your command is selected from the list of commands. Click inside the field at the bottom left of the window. It will highlight the contents and whatever keys you hit next will be entered inside that box. For example, you might use Ctrl+Alt+N. Or if you're a fan of Vim you might use Shift+Y.
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